In this episode, Dan and Michael discuss (and/or are informed by):

The Paranoid Style in American Politics, by Richard Hofstader (https://harpers.org/archive/1964/11/the-paranoid-style-in-american-politics/)

Boba Fett, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boba_Fett

Dog the Bounty Hunter, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_the_Bounty_Hunter

The Rites of Passage, by Arnold Van Gennep

The Ritual Process, by Victor Turner